King of Hollywood

Adrian was right that the media was going to be so calm that they were waiting for Howard Manor to show. The trailer for the movie was broadcast on major television stations as early as 30 million North American boxtrolls were obtained by Scent Woman. Consciously, after the broadcast, both the American and British media seemed to ignore it without commenting on it. It's an interesting thing to compare the argument caused by the Tango clip of Scent Woman.

Adrian guessed a little bit about these people's thoughts, and the trailer clips were very good, and although it was only a short 2 minutes away, they were having a hard time showing the characters and the environment and the narratives of the story, as compared to the original novel.

The hard thing about the American media is that the trailer and the original novel fit so well, in case the movie shows badly, now it's called slapping itself, the trailer is excellent and there are countless movies with a mess of features.

And the hard part about the British press is, isn't that American kid really making a perfect Victorian movie? Although the trailer is different from the feature, who knows what the end result will be?

More importantly, because of the controversy over Adrian criticism a few months ago, and because of the fact that they are now needlessly opposed to each other in "The Woman Who Smells Incense," the media and even critics in both countries want to split their wins over "Howard Manor." While this situation is due to too many coincidences, it is undeniably due to Adrian's desire to move Howard Manor to the big screen.

For all these reasons, and because the movie has been scheduled for December 10, both sides have simply remained silent on it since Thanksgiving, waiting once again for the same silent feature.

Could the media in both countries be the first in Hollywood to be so tacit about a movie? Adrian inevitably thought so in his heart. But his pride was not forgotten, so he also remained calm, not mentioning Howard Manor until the 10th, and even vetoed the premiere. The level of media attention in both countries is sufficient for publicity, and this is not a commercial film based mainly on the box office, and the use of more marketing means is likely to add to the picture snake.

So, in a seemingly strange calm, time came to 10 December 1992.

Howard Manor, like Smell the Incense Woman, was shown in 600 exhibitions across the United States, and although Fox came up with a lot of ideas as the distributor in the 20th century, it was, after all, a small-scale film of literary and artistic drama, and the exhibitor couldn't have drawn so many cinemas from the beginning.

But what keeps countless necks stretched out and watchers falling glasses is that even though movies are small, even if only 600 movie theaters are showing, the weekend box office still gets its first week's total box office, which is 10 million dollars, and it actually snatches the tenth place on the North American box office list during a massive Christmas archive.

This data may not be enough for some of the biggest films, but it's already quite astonishing in terms of small literary films. But it's not like God wants people to go to a movie and see it, and you can see why from what it feels like to be a fan.

“I've always been interested in Adrian's films, and he's a genius, and he always tells a lot of interesting stories, but Howard Manor disappoints me so much that it's flat and tasteless, with no leaks * or ups and downs, a little better at the end, but completely illogical, and I knew I wouldn't come to see it.” That's what a fan said in an interview.

“What a surprise it would be for us to have Professor Hannibal and the talented director working together, and that's the main reason I got into the cinema. But it turned out to be quite disappointing, and I had no idea why Adrian was telling such a bland story, and Professor Hannibal was completely lost, so disappointing," it was a feeling of a halfway out fan.

And of course, there's a good guy, a Harvard lecturer in Boston, who thinks Adrian's doing great: “He's got a complete grasp of what the novel wants to do, and he makes the film as beautiful as a piece of art, and I think Foster in heaven should be happy to see Adrian's adaptation of Howard Manor. ”

Unfortunately, such a person is after all a minority, and the vast majority of people have expressed great disappointment with the film, for the reason that the drama is as warm as water, and there is basically nothing attractive about the ups and downs. Like the second fan, there's a lot of people in every state who exit after seeing two thirds of them, so it's inevitable that Adrian's reputation is being overdrafted.

However, even so, at the second weekend, Howard Manor's total box office this week took a steady 10 million two-week sum of $20 million, and cost recovery was essentially no longer an issue.

This is another stunning result, but it's not surprising to think about it, first, because the first week's great opening brought the estate up to 1,000; secondly, Adrian's accumulated reputation from 90 years to the present, and so many amazing halos - all three of Europe's biggest film festivals in three years, not only won the Golden Palm Prize, but also the Oscar's youngest and best directorial nomination - that fans would still be curious to watch, even if they heard how plain Howard Manor was.

Of course, in addition to these two points, there is one of the most important reasons, the comments of the media and critics.

Contrary to most of the complaining fans, the American media is basically flattering and bragging, with more or less 10 to 20 per cent of critics criticizing the show, but now the ratio has narrowed to 1 per cent, which means that almost 99 per cent of critics are positive about Howard Manor. Of course, the tabloids that have always liked to sing the opposite, or sell the crowd as pets, are not among them.

“This is a rather sophisticated piece, and Adrian grabbed the emotions Foster wanted to express in the novel and transformed them perfectly into images and sounds. Yes, the scenes of the film are plain and boring, and there's no place to fully mobilize the audience, but it's this plain and plain that's what the novel and the movie are all about, and only in this plain can we really see what the movie really wants to say, read] the book ~ coming. o The depressing, heavy, barrier stuff nobody thought Adrian could really bring Howard Manor to the screen, and those who laughed and questioned him could shut their mouths at this point. ”

- The New York Times, Kevin? James.

“Frankly, I never thought such a sophisticated Victorian-inspired film would come from an American director, from Two Big Smoke Guns to Adrian today. Unlike the rest of Foster's novels, love is just an adornment in Howard Manor, and more about life, society, and class. Henry is not a good man or a bad man. His pursuit of Margaret is true, and his cruelty towards his former lover is true. He despises the poor and thinks the poor are the poor. Margarita, on the other hand, is gentle and implicit, always trying to steer this awkward relationship.

The three leading actors all performed quite well, and Anthony's brilliant performance left him completely unconnected with Professor Hannibal last year; and Emma? Thompson plays Margaret a little more vibrant than the novel, but doesn't compromise her acting, she's the best actor in the film. Kate Beckinsale likewise interpreted Helen's sensitivity and enthusiasm profoundly, although sometimes overexertion seemed somewhat deliberate, less proficient than Anthony and Emma.

Anyway, Adrian once again gave me a surprise that I could have had in the future. ”

- Famous movie critic Roger? Albert.

Anyway, there's a great deal of praise in the mainstream media in America, and a lot of people say it's an American director's victory, Roger? Albert gave his famous thumbs up against Howard Manor. It's really interesting to think about the contradictions that Americans feel about the British.

So, how did the British press react to Howard Manor? While the UK and US show times are consistent, all media and critics remain consistently silent for three days after the show. Because they really don't know what to say, as the American media did when they criticized Adrian for directing Howard Manor. At that time, however, the American media could talk about something else, and the British media at the moment had no idea what to say.

Praise? That would be tantamount to slapping yourself, and those stories six months ago, many of you were still there; pickpocketing? Don't be ridiculous, although every movie won't be perfect, there's still a way to pick a prick, don't forget how many countries are staring at the British right now.

A French critic who initially followed the criticism went to London to see Howard's Manor and went back to Paris to praise the film in columns, even claiming that it would be one of Golden Palm's strongest competitors if the film also participated in the Cannes Film Festival in May.

This kind of review quickly aroused the curiosity of many French, after all, Adrian had already received gold palms from The Lowlife, and many critics, as well as some directors who lived in "art”, went to London to watch the film.

In the face of this situation, caution must be exercised if the prick is to be provoked, otherwise being caught in the grip will only fuss the laughter. The American kid slapped me so hard, now I have to slap myself so hard?

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